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The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-04-08

20 great. more than one fellow ID CHI
be disappointed. lfttere was but
$50 Candidates it wouii be in order
to survey the field and measure tie
availability and compare the fitness
and qualifications of the two candl-
dates preparatory TO putting than
in trim for the contest. But as the
woods is fall of asplr nts a"y one OF
whom will make a good Governo we
shall not tax our mind with the
probabilities as to which cOotes' AIT
sha | win the prize. Besides the Is
such thing AS putting an altici
on exhibition too soon. Too long a
time for examination and i1ve>tlga>
ton might bring to light latent de
fect5 which III gut otherwise escape
notice if kept out OF sight until the
hattie is abolt to open. Bat II Il
fellow can stand the sCrutiniZlng
tes, of suundneSS, party, ability and
comes out of tie furnace WlthOu
even the smell OF fire on Ills gar
ments like tie Hon. David Is. Hi,
/ he .nnut beput in the field too soon
Bat short wInded horses withou
much bottom. if they expect to Wi ,
had better be kept in the stables and
we'll groomed until the last heat
We care very little who Is tbs ncZ
. Governor of North Carolina rs who
ever he may be, he is clothed untOr
tunately with very little power. We
are much more concerned, and much
more interested as to what shall he
the complexion Of the next Legisla-
ture, We came in q hairs breadth
of losing the last legislature, and
should we lose the next, then it is
20 God bye John" We have not
fully recovered from the shock we
received few days after the last
election. We hope and trust We
shall never receive anO her such
shock. We shall support with al
our power any of the many gentle
named or any who receive the roml-
nation who is not civil service re-
former. But On that humbug always
count US out. But the Legislator.
We must have Our home rule de
ponds Upon that. Our prosperit,
depends upon it. Our hopes all arr
based upon it. Oar very salvation
as a people depends upon it.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-04-08

From philosophical and comm On
sense stand point, we can see hu,
one judicIous, wise and safe corr.e
for the white people of the S1uth to
follow. We must, if we desire to
he felt and heald in the councils OF
the nation, stand together Ne
have the controlling power in tie
overnment. ii wa had the manhood
courage and patriotism to use it
But inste adj of exercising that power
for the good Of the whole cnunlr,
we have allowed the Northern ID
mocracy to dictate 20 the South and
conIroIl tile entire policy o t the y r
". 1t is high time We should as
sert and maintain our manhood, de-
mand our rig under the ctnstltr-
ZION and defend and support that
instrument with all our strength.
The difficulty our Northern friends
labor under, We are not fetter, d
WIN. They Seem compelled to run
foot race with the Republican par
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-04-08
We EeNOR.

We see several of our e1chau>
e are engaged in picking out Gov
ernOrs for the State o. for the Dem
ocratic party. He is very wise
and far seeing fellow who can TIL
at this time which OF Tie political
parties will elecC the next Governor
OF North Caroliua, and a still wise
fellow who can spot the man that
will receive the next Democratic
nomination. There Is an Old a,iage.
that once upon an occasion there
was slip between the cup and the
lr. We have n objection To our
friends making Governors according
10 order. lToyided they VIII leave it
to he people to accept or reject
tit III. We would rot he surprised
il tne rank and til.- Of The party did
~ t take hand in nominating iii
ext Democratic Governor. b :
S. te' IT see ms to Us Rather early t.
trot ont the racers AS tAe num Der j.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-04-08
NORTHERN IGNORANCE.

The Worth including both Demos
Gratis and Republicans know very
little of The negro, his habits, his
nature, or his true.inwardness or his
real wants and necessities or his
capabilities, OF the scope Of his am
bition or the foundation % hrs hopes
No human save those who arc and
have been raised up and associated
with the full flooded African can
know or conceive Of the true char
acter istrincis Of his make up. And
it would be a useless undertaking to
undertake 10 give our Nortucrn
fellow citizens the traits
and true inwariness Of that race -
they really exist in our midst. Our
people understand the nero, the
Northern people do not. The mum
Der Is so small in their midst, and
FOR physical reasons will always be,
that they never Will under>ta nd their
nature, nor will the North, ever ie
troubled with his presence to any
great extent. The climate, produc-
ton, occupations ia that secti, II
will prevent this. There is
as much difference between
the negro ana the white man, as
there is between the hlooded hor> e
and the mule. Maj did not make
this difference and Is not responsible
for it. Jehovah him self made us I'M
like and is responsible and is suily
able to answer that responsibility.
Let the North quarrel with God who
can give "a reason for his works and
not with us, who can not answer
other than we so find it AID believe
God 50 decretd it. The man or
ratt that attempts to reconstruct
and remodel The negro l. simply &
double twIstled rectitied fool and
deserves the cont-u,pt scorn and
indignation Of all men every where
and will receive tie co,d. m1ati y.
and curses Of Heaven. And thi~ is
saying Othing against the negro
! He Is ii God made aim SO far IS
race is concerned. AID lie has NO
one to blame. We are in favor of
keeping both races as God made US
and doing even handed justice to all
men everywhere according TO the
teachings of scripture, but damned ,
thrice damned be the party or man
who attempts to drag the Anglia
Saxon blood from it's lofty emirence
into the mire and ces5>pool of cor
ruption.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-04-08

The Intcr- State Commerce act
which welt into effect on tho 5th,
declares it unlawful Tor any railway
corporation engaged in inter>s ate
transportation:
TO make unjust or unreasonable
charges.
To give preference Or max d! :
crininatiors by ANY special rate,
rebate, drawback or other device"
To demand greater gross charge
for a short than a lon5 haul Of
freight Or passengers over the same
line "under substantially simll.r
circumstances"
70 enter into pooling agreements
with competing liues.
To grant free passes TO any per
sons but railrOa officers and en-
pIoyees.
Every company is required to
make its rates public and to aihere
strictly to them while they remain
In force.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-04-08
ORGANIZE.

We may be worth very little if
any in el,ctirg fellow to office. but
we promise and will enter into a
solemn obligation In the penal sum
OF fifty thousand dollars, never again
to all in electing a fellow to office
wEO is not Democrat from thu
soles of his slippers to the crown #
his cr3n.um The next Republican
Mngwump, or halfDemocrat and
halfRepubliCan that gets in office on
this continent Will get in without
our vote We have lahored with
ourself night and day to arrive, if
possible a! the conclusion that OR
position on the silver question. &
the tariff question, on the Internal
revenue, on the pension frauds. en-
the river and harbOr sHindles aud
on the civil service fraud and hum
bug, is wrong. Bat We have
made a complete failure. We are
planted now and expect to stry
planted, unless some tornado should
Snatch US frcm our position against
our efforts and will. We have been
advised that we were wrong on the
color line, and that in the future the
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-04-08
COLOR LINE.

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The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-04-08

tx for the Union odd er' >o'es. We
tnink tnis il 2 mistake on their part,
but Il Is s., nevertheless. One OF
the greatest, if not the greatest dan
ger, that nDE tareatens the liberties
0, tie people and the permanent
prosperity of our common country.
is the sHhversion Of the government
from its foundations, by subdivIding
the ener.ies and financial strength
of the government in behalf of the
Union soldiers, their kinsmen and
dependents. The custom Of pen
siOning soldiers has become so fixed
and Formidable, that It vii. require
Hercu;ean efforts to break down tn II
custom. But if there is not Il radl =
cal Change and a halt in this POLICY.
our hopes OF future greatness, pros
peritv and Independence will hay
no fOundatiOn to rest upon. No ma.
ton OF p. nsioners can survive lo"4
at time and he a fir, and indcpe.
deaf people. The principle is k
! a cOntagi0Is disease, 1t spreads anG
commits its ravages without licens"
/ The South is the 0 y hope to checL
TINS growing evil, viii it be cqua
t. the occasion? We hope SO. W.
t ,e South he equal to the emergency
which seems at had on the Negro
question? We hope 80.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-04-08
PLAYING IN ENGLISH

By common consent the two
greatest actresses now on the worl 5
stage are Janauschck and Modjeo*.a.
In tragedy they have 10 real rivals.
Bernhardt is improving. The New
York papers used to accord her DIS
ungui>hed talent, and artistic quail
ties but none accord, Il Ter the
highest Praise. The Times In a cares
ful n"tic, Of her ClCGre says:
Yet the symbol empluyed were
neNe' conventional and the meth IDS
If the artist never ob,ruIt iii N
selves. More n2arl. tn IN y other
actress now living Sarah Bernharit
appIO ,ches nature in Ter eng and
produces the effect Of All 0llte truth
u on her audience. The great scene
b. Wean hridt4ruOn ant nrIde Of
Act H., the best scene Of the play #
noJ the Host iofcihlp. again eX-
hinited tn strength Of this artist in
repnse, Attitude and facial eApres :
sion were d~penHe upon to empha-
size the meaning of tie stu It on,and
neither We're = raiAed or pXagger>
ated"
OF English speaking :ctors our
SOutherG Edwin BDoth rank first
Of American actors after him comes
Lawrence Barrett. o. ENGLISH ac-
tors Irving stands foremost, with
Barrett second Probably Salvin
is the only actor living who would
fairly rank with Booth and he is
Italian. There are critics that plact
him above ali others. Rossi Is an,
other italian of great parts. lie
play ed III Wilmington. We confess
that i second rate acto" in English
Is far prefer ahIe to a frst rate one
in foreign language. We would
rather see Booth in one great scene
in ''Hamlet" than to see the create t
actor or actress in Italian or Frenc!
in tive-act play. In Shakespeare
the language and the thought are
three fourths with a cultivated hear
er. Shakespeare's words are greater
than all actors. We would prefer
even an actor of Frank Mayo's Ia
different grade to play Richrd III
than to see Sa!vini play Othetio or
Homlet, We get Shakespeare
words in the former, which are four
dtths with US. Give US the language
we speak always. Mary Anderson
is not of the first rank, but she is
wont erful!y attractive. She speaks
our own tongue with a voice that is
positively unrivalled, and she is
lovely in her person teyond any OF
her rivals. She, to, is Southern as
to blood, tu' of Cahfotnls BIRTH
WiIm n ton Star.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-04-08
TACT AND TALENT.


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The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-04-08

d .nocra,ic party would he GF.vFh
from that position in self-def' pee.
We'll that NAV he and we shoud
not be surprised that the pnlcv men
and trimmers did drive the parry
from that position. But whenever
t becomes necessary for the Demo
cratic party to commit suicide t."
save its life. we pref. fer II TO dlr
a natural death. We pr fer to say
the principles Of the parry and lose
tie name though the name Is very
dear 10 us. We hOpe to see th'
party reorganizei and that ver'
ear!v.lt is time TO begin the work o
re0r m:zation. We want one o. tho
most vigorous, vi4ileht, active ,PuS'-
mo, diving men in the party at the
heai Of the committee. He ought
to be as wise as a SERPENT, If not S
harmless :. s a dove. lie ought to b
a Thorough organizer, q man who ca
command men ADD compel Oht di
| ence. He Ought 10 attend to h
business of the IartY and to 10
other business. He OLght 20 Nl~,.
every county if not every wnship
/ between now and the reXt election
and attend to and supt rvi~e in per
! on the organization of each count
/ He ought o have a Roster of every
voter in tie State and know his POI
rtics. He ought to know before tne
election just how twenty- our voters
out f every twenty-five in the State
will vote o. The day Of election. II
other words he ought to know ter
DAYS before the election within t"C
thUusend votes Of the number tina
will be cast for each party, and be-
able 20 tell before the election with
in one Thousand votes Of our ma iOr
ity ovet the opposition. 70 do til
he must have time and money. liz
must give his undivided time and ut
Iention as well as his energies hi
talent, lis wisdom and his patriot
ism and his enthusiasm to the cause
THIS is our judgment, let otter
speak on! if they feel so dispos d.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-04-08

Indiana is Demo orati,' wien she Is
we'll organized and aroused. 1t Is
hard to organize aud arouse her gal
laut sons uni $ th Y can see some
thing in the future worth fig ting
for. Her Democrats are displeased
with the present administration. aud
t.ley don't want a second dose of the
same obnoxious medicine. Indiana
will record her electoral vote for
David b. Hill, If be should be the
nominee. He is the kind of man
that suits the average Indiana Dem
Der t.-SAelhyvllle, (lnd..) Demo-
crut.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-04-08

Governor Hills message of We'd
nesday is worthy to be regarded as
chart of municipal freedom for the
cities of the State. 1t formulates
and illustrates cOncisely and com
pleteIy the doctriue oil home rule to
which tie Democracy of New York
has long been pledged.-New York
Star.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-04-08

Mr.. Cleveland cOn,iGe.s New
York much Larger than the Unit d
States, and himself much larger than
both New York and the Unit,G
States. He takes 10Th the Secret
airy OF the Treasury and the first
assistant from New York. Three
cheer, for Now York and David b
Hill our mex President.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-04-08


,......... .,...,.-l,t fire and Wa rnm9let
.e.,er fr,m Edgecombe SAYS
ii .,.,.r,.,n .truck the cotton gin
ofB. e. Cloaman. Three ne&ioS~
were rt" n, JUS" S>.U'a..',rd.,t ~
Si"cN- -. ..-t
Tue h''""'o'''' l.
The snsw on April | was general
Dan Naming Is said 10 nave TIC
heat III ease.
I...,r.i ~ t.ayln. u hart time dolly
i, ..rr.,t.
W \ Cla-k. clerk IN the New
York = o unrcr The kepuut. can
pnsr-n,>ter Pearsoa was arrr>Ie.
last week for stealing $1,000 III
reg s.erei packages.
Al Monterey Cal. the d. Monte
tlot was burned 1t 4 loss of $3.50 =
/ l02-uo insurance,
Near Springfield, Out., two freight
lraiLs colhdcd and Killed two brakes
men.
An Ola roman Ahp
that had survived cen lutl'S oo''a ="
the o'het Gay ~ Fi'' !"
On oatufuaN' tAe ii''Ti
neTce comm ''9'on ,o'" Tvs ,ra
meeting 'oNel ""i b"','O
lei-1 papei ptIo'e II I" "'i
dlf1erence IN rules LOT Tue 'oo"'"'
MIN Oar a. Tarboro y. C..
,rt TO Sto, - q murder commit
ted late SATURDAY AFTERNOON ''s''
oe'.i"t negroes "e'o "'' '''''' ~
ON the road about three miles from
ownaroS occurred, in winch one
~ '"' i"'' u;.,,,o.I'. aal oh.n;
a. o''. -. ,n. ~ liz ,h-,at fran
Inr+ar and ono ntber Of
tt az ~. '',. 49,. a,a Iaauad in iaI hpre
'"0 f"''' ~t,,I So,nrda,
night. All were more or less under
the influence OF lIqupr, eXcep. the
deceased, who, as well as coulo oe
learned, was acting as peace-maker.
TN the lracas fence rails and sticks
*ere used. and lastly the deadly
niie.-StCW.
C.,o1 C. ;u ,ola aar,
:" o''pt 1l,n >, W,.n; ~,
III ne ~ ''''''' vi - ''' .
on this ace, unit will not compete
though they had nlreAdV entered be
fore 1t vas found ont that col"ted
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-04-08
RNEEeS.

Farmers don't forget to curttil eX
penses this year. Where you spent
two dollars last year, don't spend
but one this year. Where you did
two days work last year, do three
this year. Where you put tw o loads
OF compost last year, put four this
year. Where you cultivated two
acres ofland last year cultivate but
one this year. Were YOU made
three arrels Of corn .a>t year, m kr
six this year. Where you made
eight hundrnd ! Ounds of seed cotton
iast year, make sixteen hundred this
wear. Where you hired three labor
ers last year, hire only two this
year, and wLele you made one dol
lar last year, make tso this year.
This is the only successful and true
policy to urxue. Make corn, oats.
wheat, hay, rye, barley, potatoes :,
bOtn sweet and Irish in abundance.
S.Ve the freight. the commission
on these articles from Chicago.
New York and Norfolk and you will
soon be lnIcpen tent Of sill the world
and can enjoy life as God Designed
that all industrious. homes, energetic
men should enj"y it. For twenty
years your life has been on. of dis
satisfaction, dIscontent, poverty
grumnllng muttering. complain
and fault fnlihg. Let TINS life al
cad with this year. Make a ne,
departure, Turn ahou' Live a
new life. Sing a new sony, All
these things are within our reach
God did not put us here and give u
the earth and the fullnesS thereof to
whine, complain aud live hard aud
then die and 90 to the devil. And
We can't 90 anywhere else as long
as we live the life we are living.
Heaven was not Intended for grum
blers, the discontanted and the nn
happy. 1t was prepared for a hig.>
Ell, nobler and more exalted ella =
lie, each man have ., lutte he av"n in
his own sphere, at his own tires lie
The way to do this is to have a pltn.
tv of everything and TO spare. Aud
the way to have an ahundace Of ali
things Is to work hard he hone
AMI strive earnestly and desperatei ,
Us but has thrown away enough and
lost time enough, if We had utilz %
i, If we now had it and the Interest
t !. ftU t. make us On4fnrtasle. A
man Is what he wills to I've. We
bring troubles upon ourselves anC
lien h"rrow more from the future
Lis Is all wrong. We have been
| wrong for the ,s1 fifteen or TWEEN.
u years. We have gotten into g
ut and a bad rat at that. Get out
learn that day is but day and &
dollar is but dollar. and learn the
+ value of each, and use them rich.
eously wisely and sayingly and al
Will he well in the end. We know
IT 40 BETTER world than Til, and We
know OF no better country. Wher
we discover a better world and +
better country WI will let You know
Remem' er always this world, this
country and this life is what you
make them.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-04-08
NOTICE.

Having qualified rs admlnlstrat"
Of the estate of Mrs. Priscilla Eth~
engai1 deceased, | hereby notify
all persons having claims against
said deccdent to present them to
me on OF before the 21th day OF
January, 1888. All persons indebt-
ed to same viii please make pay
mcnt. This January 10Th, 1881.
WILSON ALSBkODk,
administrator.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-04-08

Ki'rain hes challenged Su lvan t."
i ten.rouud glove contest.
Joseph II. Bradley died in Wash
ington CITY Sunday, aged eighty-tour.
He was one Of tue most prominent
lawyers III the country.
Sherman i. worth several millions
If do lars and probably will beat
Blaine in the next Republican Ma"
uOnal Convention.
Twenty car loads Of beer recently
startei on one consigDmer1 from
Milwaukee 10 the Pacific coast.
Between two and three tons Of
pos. al cards are male every day
New York CITY uses 6,O00,OOO pos
tai CARTS a month.
Jn.. L. Sullivan, of Boston, shook
la .ds t. the President lat week.
TIE Soy hia was not wrecked as
fr.t r.un.t.d
RirUnam's whereabouts is still a
,,>.,nr,
T, G Raleigh Oil Ills will he re-
quilt.
L is rel OCT d that Young Charles
Dickens will read selections from
next winter.
ne carpenters OF CHlca5o ana
A cincinnati pla"1ng mill boiler
eXpl"ned MO DAY ana Killed sever a.
General Ripley died last week.
H. IL; George ''e'cl"h' o' CHai
Io'VeSE me- - c-''n ID '''7' : - Z NC
Mo"o"y'
C ,o oou
~p-' o"' ''"S
o ;n ' oo.s Ca.o oH'i' "a w.. ~
'II ,oso, - ,,"'o w., n' 'r,,r;son
=, u '. 49, ~ -, ~ W.
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The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-04-08
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Fold cp the E,r-roa~ >.5&cn sun.
Ev bleeding martyrs h.ost,
And heap tie ''ures~ II las won
70 trumpet. note need "ar>n.F h,are
No drum iunrra' r'.---
Nor trailing >ao1es 4'are the bier
1t lived with Lee, and "eeNrd his brow
From ta;e.H emPAr'a' palm,
1t sleeps the sleep 81 'acS son now
Il was outnumo'rea-"ol oH'ao"e,
And they snail saadderI"s tel,
W TO struck the o'o"' "N latest gun
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-04-08

mex year. H. s4ys al-o that tie
administration OF tbs State has 81
given she satisfaction taaJ our k nj
IF Democrats like. Tue Senate -
very near right. bat there will ne
strong effort to give Cleveland the
vote Of North Caro.ins i'll Tie Ma
tional Convention .-Journut.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-04-08
S T O p H E r E
READ THIS Now.
J. ID. MOORE.

SuCCesSOr to Vt. W. EDMOND
Dealer in fine " inc, Liquors, Cigars,
Tobacco. &c, also billiard and poo
room. respectfully invite the public al
larCe to call and examine nv stock.
W huakcr>. \. C.. Dec. 18th. 1880.
d. II -sm'
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-04-08
NOTICE.

The copartnership heretofore ex~
isllnL b,,wee1 Kitchin e Dunn -
this day by mutual consent dissoIv-
ed All business now in hand viii
be attende to by us jointly. b pth
of us Will continue the practice Of
law.
Jar'y /, 1887.
w. II Kitchiu.
w. A. Dunn
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-04-08

hose caught fire and Wa c""Ple'
/, de~'rpk ell.
\ :eter II, m EdEecombe says
,het gu.n,na truck the cotton gu"
of r. l.. Cloauan. Three ne2iot~
were rend-red iuscnsIhle Nv the
shock Raleigh Cor espoLdeut al
the RtchmoHd DiSp,tcA.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-04-08

Ki'rain hes challenged Su livan t.
i ten.round glove contest.